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Issue: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #8
Publication Date: December 1989
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Issues: #8 of 8 Issues (9 Printings)
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Variant: Newsstand
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 1989
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 07148602034914
Price: $2.00 CAD
$1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 32 (0 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: limited series
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FlagOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Update '89 Omnibus #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 2022
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U-Man to Madelyne Pryor

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ben Urich; U-Man; U.S. Agent; Venom; Vision; Warwolves; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Whizzer; Widget; Wiz Kid; Wong; Xemnu the Titan
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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The Marvel Side

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Character(s): Terry Kavanaugh; Zarko the Flying Squid
Synopsis: Zarko seeks revenge on Kavanaugh for leaving him out of the Marvel Universe Update '89.
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U-Man

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): U-Man [Meranno]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]
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Urich, Ben

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ben Urich
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U.S. Agent

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): U.S. Agent [John F. Walker]; Resistants [Crucible [Byron Calley]; Meteorite [Ned Lathrop]; Mist Mistress; Occult [Peter Quinn]; Think Tank [Marvin Flumm]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
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Utgard-Loki

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Utgard-Loki; Balder
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Vagabond

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Character(s): Vagabond [Priscilla Lyons]; Demolition Man [Dennis Dunphy]
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Venom

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Character(s): Venom [Edward Brock]; Venom (symbiote); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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Vertigo

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Vertigo; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
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Vishanti

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Vishanti [Agamotto; Hoggoth; Oshtur]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]
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Vision

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Vision; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]
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Warwolves

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Warwolves [Bowzer; Ducks; Jacko; Popsie; Scarper]
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Watchdogs

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Watchdogs
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Watson-Parker, Mary Jane

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Jonathan Caesar; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Liz Osborn; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; May Parker; Anna Watson; Betty Brant
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Whiteout

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Whiteout; Gaza; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]
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Whizzer II

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]
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Widget

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Widget; Tweedledope
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Wildboys

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wildboys [Jet [Jet Ving]; Spit [Marvin Lockerbie]]
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Wiz Kid

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wiz Kid [Takashi Matsuya]
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Wolfpack

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Character(s): Wolfpack [Malcolm; Sharon; Slag Slagley; Rafael Vega; Wheels Wolinski]
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Wong

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wong; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Imei Chang; Sara Wolfe
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Worm

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Worm
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Xemnu the Titan

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Xemnu the Titan; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Razorback [Buford Hollis]; Taryn O'Connell; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Mary McGrill Archer; US Archer [Ulysses Solomon Archer]; Poppa Wheelie [Ed Wheelie]; Wide Load Annie [Anne Getchurgunn Wheelie]
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X-Factor Ship

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ship
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X-Terminators

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): X-Terminators [Boom Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Leech; Rictor [Julio Richter]; Rusty [Russell Collins]; Skids [Sally Blevins]; Wiz Kid [Takeshi Matsuya]]; Limbo Demons
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Yashida, Mariko

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mariko Yashida; Wolverine [James Howlett]
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Young Gods

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Young Gods [Bright Sword [Carter Dyam]; Caduceus [Mark Cadmon]; Calculus [Jahaharel Patel]; Daydreamer [Catherine Moranis]; Genii [Jason Kimball]; Harvest [Chi Lo]; Highnote [Raoul Hernandez]; Mindsinger [Gregor Buhkarov]; Moonstalker [Kiana]; Sea Witch [Bridget O'Hare]; Splice [Chandra Ku]; Varua [Mira]]
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Yukio

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Yukio; Wolverine [James Howlett]; Mariko Yashida
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Zaladane

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Zaladane [Zala Dane]; Savage Land Mutates [Amphibius; Barbarus; Brainchild; Gaza; Lupo]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]
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Deceased: Pryor, Madelyne

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; Limbo Demons; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Iceman [Robert Drake]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Nathan Summers; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Wolverine [James Howlet]; Psylocke [Elisabeth Braddock]; Mr. Sinister [Nathaniel Essex]
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Data Corrections

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
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Disclose Notes: Corrections to the following profiles: Marlene Alraune, Apocalypse's Horsemen, Archangel, Arclight, Bushwacker, Captain Britain, Champion of the Universe, Rusty Collins, Crazy Gang, Damage Control, Darkhold, Defenders/Dragon Circle, Demolition Man, Doctor Spectrum I, Eon, Excalibur, Fin Fang Foom, Frightful Four, Gateway, Genosha, Great Beasts, Grog the God-Crusher, Hulk, Human Torch I, Infectia, Iron Fist, Iron Man, Jubilee, Kaluu, Killraven's Freemen, Kubik, Left-Winger, Leir, Carlos Lobo, Madripoor, Manikin, Marauders, Master Mold, Meggan, Mr. Sinister, Mongoose, Moon Boy, Nanny, N'Astirh, Kate Neville, Night Shift, Orphan-Maker, Harry Osborn, Psylocke, Quantum, Reavers, Red Skull, Right-Winger, Joe Robertson and Roma.

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